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Margaroperdix madagarensis (Madagascan Partridge)

Synonyms: Margaroperdix madagarensis madagarensis; Margaroperdix madagascarensis; Margaroperdix madagascariensis; Tetrao madagarensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Madagascan partridge (Margaroperdix madagarensis) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
24
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 9.15978
EDGE Score: 2.31844
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  233 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Herbivore
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  30 %
Diet - Plants [2]  70 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Clutch Size [3]  17
Incubation [3]  18 days

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles Yes

Predators

Accipiter madagascariensis (Madagascar Sparrowhawk)[3]
Circus macrosceles (Madagascar Harrier)[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 4NESTING BIOLOGY AND DIET OF THE MADAGASCAR HARRIER (CIRCUS MACROSCELES) IN AMBOHITANTELY SPECIAL RESERVE, MADAGASCAR, Lily-Arison Rene de Roland, Jeanneney Rabearivony, and Ignace Randriamanga, J. Raptor Res. 38(3):256-262
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0